October 21, 2016 – Politico by Bruce Ritchie The Department of Economic Opportunity is proposing a merger of two divisions in a move that critics say could further reduce state oversight of local government land use decisions. In 2011, the Legislature passed bills scaling back state oversight and eliminating the state’s growth management agency and […]
Added Accountability Urged at Space, Tourism Agencies
June 7, 2016 – The News Service of Florida by Jim Turner Operations at the state’s public-private space and tourism agencies appear financially sound, even as one has paid undisclosed amounts to a Miami rapper and an English football club. But Florida’s jobs chief said Space Florida and Visit Florida could still be tweaked for […]